Trade Card
ca.1761 (printed)
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The trade card is illustrated with an interior view of the premises of Dorothy Mercer. A young couple on the right examine a print; to the left a man seated in a chair examines a print with an eye glass, and behind him stands another man. On the right a young boy enters the scene holding a portfolio and roll of paper. At the centre of the scene is a woman, presumably Dorothy Mercier, pointing to a wall on which pictures are displayed. The illustration is framed by an ornamental Rococo border.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraving and etching on paper |
| Brief description | Trade card of Dorothy Mercier, Printseller and Stationer Stationer at the Golden Ball, Windmill Street, London. Engraving and etching, illustrated with an interior view of the premises, ca.1761. |
| Physical description | The trade card is illustrated with an interior view of the premises of Dorothy Mercer. A young couple on the right examine a print; to the left a man seated in a chair examines a print with an eye glass, and behind him stands another man. On the right a young boy enters the scene holding a portfolio and roll of paper. At the centre of the scene is a woman, presumably Dorothy Mercier, pointing to a wall on which pictures are displayed. The illustration is framed by an ornamental Rococo border. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr Aubrey J. Toppin, CVO |
| Object history | Heal states that although the costumes are those of 1750-60, another impression in the Banks Collection in the British Museum is dated 1781. The chart on the wall advertising styles of wigs simulated Hogarth's 'Five Orders of Periwigs', published 1761. Dorothy Mercier was a miniaturist and flower painter, who exhibited at the Society of Artists in 1761. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968. |
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| Accession number | E.291-1967 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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